Lackey Fans 9, Cubs Beat Arizona for 9th Win in 10 Games  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJUNE 3, 2016, 5:40 P.M. E.D.T.  —  CHICAGO — John Lackey struck out nine while pitching into the seventh inning and the Chicago Cubs pulled away late to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-0 Friday for their ninth win in 10 games.

Orioles Overcome Late 3-Run Deficit to Beat Yankees 6-5  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJUNE 3, 2016, 10:21 P.M. E.D.T.  —  BALTIMORE — Chris Davis homered, Hyun Soo Kim and Mark Trumbo had three hits apiece and the Baltimore Orioles rallied to beat the New York Yankees 6-5 on Friday night.

David Wright headed to DL as Mets to be minus 3B for extended period  —  NEW YORK — Mets third baseman David Wright is headed to the disabled list with a herniated disk in his neck and is expected to be out for a prolonged period, a source said.  —  Wright tried oral anti-inflammatory medication …

Reds Beat Nationals 7-2, Spoiling Dusty Baker's Homecoming  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJUNE 3, 2016, 10:14 P.M. E.D.T.  —  CINCINNATI — Eugenio Suarez got his third homer in two games with the help of a replay overturn, and the Cincinnati Reds spoiled manager Dusty Baker's homecoming …

Syndergaard Pitches 7 Innings to Help Mets Beat Marlins 6-2  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJUNE 3, 2016, 10:19 P.M. E.D.T.  —  MIAMI — Noah Syndergaard gave up a homer to Marcell Ozuna on a 100-mph fastball, but struck out nine in seven innings to help the New York Mets beat the Miami Marlins 6-2 on Friday night.

Keith Law's 2016 MLB mock draft 3.0  —  Don't take the static nature of these mocks as any indication of certainty; if anything, it indicates my own uncertainty, and I'm not going to start moving names around just for the fun of it.  —  As with the last two mocks (mock draft 2.0 and mock draft 1.0) …

Rupp, Blanco Homer to Help Phillies Beat Brewers 6-3  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJUNE 3, 2016, 10:48 P.M. E.D.T.  —  PHILADELPHIA — Cameron Rupp homered and doubled and Andres Blanco also went deep to help the Philadelphia Phillies snap their season-worst seven-game losing streak …

Dodgers Place Yasiel Puig On 15-Day DL  —  The Dodgers have placed outfielder Yasiel Puig on the 15-day disabled list with a left hamstring strain, per a team announcement (via Bill Plunkett of the Orange County Register, on Twitter).  Scott Van Slyke has returned from his own DL stint to join the club in Puig's stead.

Twins Bullpen Locks Up 6-4 Win Over Reeling Rays  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJUNE 2, 2016, 11:15 P.M. E.D.T.  —  MINNEAPOLIS — Eduardo Nunez led off the game for Minnesota with an inside-the-park home run, Max Kepler picked up his first two major league RBIs and four Twins relievers combined …

Series preview: Cardinals vs. Giants  —  CARDINALS VS. GIANTS  —  SCOUTING REPORT  • The Cardinals will miss Giants ace Madison Bumgarner unless he pinch hits, as he did here last year.  Bumgarner hit his second homer of the season and 13th of his career while pitching shutout ball Thursday at Atlanta.

Napoli's Sacrifice Fly Gives Indians Win in 9th 5-4  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJUNE 2, 2016, 10:37 P.M. E.D.T.  —  CLEVELAND — Mike Napoli's sacrifice fly scored Francisco Lindor with the winning run to cap a two-run ninth inning and the Cleveland Indians defeated the Kansas City Royals 5-4 on Thursday night.

Anibal Sanchez out of Detroit Tigers rotation, vows to get back in  —  For the time being, Matt Boyd will take Sanchez's spot in Tigers rotation, but Sanchez says he's ‘not a quitter’  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. - Perhaps the first point of Anibal Sanchez regaining his confidence came this afternoon …